The Apple Doesn’t Fall
TITLE
The Apple Doesn’t Fall
DIRECTOR
Dean Wei
COUNTRY
China
YEAR
2025
DURATION
18′
GENRE
Fiction
The Apple Doesn’t Fall
A portrait of an ordinary “one child” Chinese family in their habitat an ordinary apartment. Over the course of 5 nights their lives range from unremarkable to downright banal as the characters slip in and out of their respective roles.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Dean Wei
Dean WEI, born in Cologne, Germany, is a graduate of Beijing Film Academy’s Cinematography Department. Currently based in Beijing as Director, Composer and Cinematographer. Dean’s previous film, Ke Wai Huo Dong, was nominated for Best Short Film at Berlinale Shorts 2025.
- DirectorDean Wei
- ScreenplayShiyu Liu
- Cinematography Xie Ziling, Cui Tao, Zhou Niannian
- Cast Xie Ziling, Cui Tao, Zhou Niannian
- EditingDean Wei
- Producer/s Jiaqi Liu
- Production Company NOWNESS China, THE O EYE
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleThe Apple Doesn’t Fall
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date01 Aug 2025
- Country of originChina
- Country of filmingChina
- LanguageChinese
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Dean Wei
Dean WEI, born in Cologne, Germany, is a graduate of Beijing Film Academy’s Cinematography Department. Currently based in Beijing as Director, Composer and Cinematographer. Dean’s previous film, Ke Wai Huo Dong, was nominated for Best Short Film at Berlinale Shorts 2025.
2026 IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam – Tiger Short Award
2026 IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam – KNF Award
2026 Cinedans International Dance Festival – Cinedans Audience Award
2026 IndieLisboa International Film Festival – Special Jury Award
2026 Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen – International Highlights program
Mumbai International Film Festival – Non-competition
